To create a watermark (lightened area), use the Wingdings font, and type in "jk". Give the area a shadow, bevelling, contour, and a texture (I used Carpet here). Right-click the layer in the layers list, and choose "Blending Options" (Adobe Photoshop 6.0 & 7.0) or "Effects" (Adobe Photoshop 5). 2 – Making a website menu with a watermarkįill the selected area with a left-right gradient of a colour and a darker shade of that colour. Make sure that your points make almost a complete circuit, as the first and last points will connect up when you turn the path into a selection. (Right click on it and choose "Make Selection".) (You must zoom out or maximise the little window you're working in, otherwise you won't be able to drag your points into the grey area.) Make sure you have the "Paths" option at the top left of the screen selected. Remember to hold Ctrl whenever you want to move your points around, or drag their "arms".
Zoom out and use the Freeform Pen tool to make an appropriate shape for a website menu. Your website should always start in Photoshop, not your web page editor. I had to tone down the background on my old website several times to get it right. A very faint photo or a well-done watermark is okay. by tiling), is dangerous, and rarely looks good. (natural, real) Making your website background If your website is a bit different, use black. (cool, different) A black website background shouldīe used if you're making a website that's even slightly non-corporate - games websites, adult websites, personal websites. The "white" theme can also be done with a navy blue background, and white text. Should almost always be used on a company website, or a site that is trying to sell something. (reputable, mainstream) A white website background This tutorial goes through the steps of making a left-oriented website. I learned by imitating the websites of the professionals, and came up with this nice way of making a website. If you find that you are totally unable to design a nice-looking website, no matter what you do, you'll find this five-minute website tutorial to be invaluable.